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Swords, Sorcery, And Then Some!

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Written by Scott T. Hicken with art by Antipus, the comic updates Mondays.Please check out the Archive to enjoy the earlier adventures of Typh and Peonie!

What you said is obvious, I ask because I am genuinely confused. Basically I want to know is what I’m seeing there or am I reading to mich into this. I don’t THINK I am reading to mich into this, but the unicorn’s feelings are just ambiguous enough to be confusing to me and I’d REALLY like a second opinion here.

So does Typh have a Wolverine-like healing factor, or do they have a D&D-style cleric with healing magic in Peonie’s retinue? I ask because it feels (in the story’s timescale) like Typh got half their ribs broken only a couple hours prior to this scene. 😮

Unicorn horns have a reputation for purifying water, curing things poisoned, and generally healing. Note how quickly Typh bounced back from Faden’s Death song as soon as the unicorn came in contact with her. What I don’t understand is why the fishing village boy was not likewise healed.

It’s mixed here with envy and self-pity, but yes, Typh does care for its one-horned mount.
“At least one of us should be free”
I read it as “my life sucks and it’s not about to get any better anytime soon, but that’s no reason to bring you down with me. The least I can do is make sure YOU don’t end up caged between four walls.”

Bother? A celestial personification of Purity and Goodness, in some pantheons second only to angels and deva, deigns to travel with you, and you have the audacity to try and NAME it?? A few points:

– It HAS a name.
– You will never KNOW it’s name, to hear it’s heart-wrenchingly perfect tones would most likely destroy your brain.
– It would probably be INSULTED by whatever mortal gibberish of a nickname you tried to give it.

I think Tiff treats it with great respect – a barbarian’s respect, to be sure. She never coddles it, but does not presume to own it, either.

I worry that these port-folk may try to treat it like a horse. It’s a good way to get run through.

– It HAS a name.
– You will never KNOW its name. Assuming, of course, you don’t speak its language. Oh, right, you’re human, so you don’t have the auditory range to hear all of the phonemes in its language. Never mind about your linguistic skills then, you’ll never KNOW its name. You probably don’t even have the auditory range to hear all of its name. The parts that you can hear might drive you insane.
– It would almost certainly be INSULTED by whatever name you attempt to give it.

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